The National nominated for three Refugee Media Awards
Our journalists have been nominated in the News and Feature of the Year categories for their powerful coverage of refugee life in Scotland and the UK.
The organisers, the Scottish Refugee Council, said: "In an increasingly polarised world, accurate, responsible reporting on refugee and asylum issues has never been more important.
"We are delighted to honour the work of all the journalists in Scotland covering refugee and asylum issues with care and integrity."
The National was the Scottish newspaper with the most nominations in the shortlist.
The nominations were as follows:
Features of the Year
Alasdair Ferguson, The National: Huss: How a queer Egyptian artist won right to stay in Scotland
News story of the Year
You can see the full list of nominations here.
Best wishes to all of the media outlets shortlisted this year.
The winners will be announced at the official ceremony, which will take place on June 11.
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